First Phones & Digital Responsibility: Voices 78 with Catherine Pearlman

The Mom Hour

Mom Hour Media

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

When to get kids their first cell phone brings up all kinds of questions: How do you know when your child is ready? How to talk to kids about safety? How to help kids develop a healthy relationship with their phone? Social Media? Phone etiquette? (The list goes on!) In today’s episode, Sarah welcomes back her friend Dr. Catherine Pearlman to talk about kids and technology–specifically the learning that happens when kids start to navigate their own personal devices, like phones.

Dr. Catherine Pearlman is a social worker who has been helping kids and families navigate all kinds of challenges for the past 25 years. She recently published First Phone: A Child’s Guide to Digital Responsibility, Safety & Etiquette, written for kids 8-14. Today Catherine helps us navigate the new and murky waters of personal devices for our kids and answers some of your burning questions about first phones. Plus, stick around for a short conversation Sarah had with her own 9- and 12 year-olds about what THEY think about this topic!

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You can order a copy of Catherine’s book First Phone: A Child’s Guide To Digital Responsibility, Safety & Etiquette (This is an affiliate link.)
Catherine first appeared on The Mom Hour in Voices 16
Catherine’s website and coaching practice is The Family Coach
You can find Catherine @TheFamilyCoach on Twitter, @TheFamilyCoach on Facebook, and on instagram at both @catherinepearlman and @thefamilycoachsays
Catherine’s book Ignore It!: How Selectively Looking the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction (This is an affiliate link.)
Catherine was kind enough to provide us with her sample phone contract from her book (Thanks, Catherine!)

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Sarah.
0:02.0	And I'm Megan.
0:03.0	We're two moms with eight kids between us from little to grown.
0:06.5	We're in different areas of the country and in different stages of life.
0:09.5	But we both know that motherhood's a lot easier when real moms share tips and encouragement.
0:14.0	And remind you that it's really all going to be okay.
0:16.5	We're not experts, we're parents who've been there.
0:18.5	We're not perfect, we're real.
0:20.5	Welcome to the Mom Hour.
0:22.5	Hey everyone and welcome to the Mom Hour Voices,
0:26.0	a special series on the Mom Hour showcasing diverse voices
0:29.0	from across the motherhood community.
0:31.0	I'm Sarah Powers coming to you in early August 2022
0:35.0	with a conversation about kids and technology,
0:38.0	specifically the learning that happens as kids start to navigate their own personal devices,
0:43.0	like phones.
0:44.0	If you have felt stressed or worried about your child getting a smartphone
0:48.0	or even a dumb phone or a smart watch,
0:50.0	or even just using an old tablet to chat with grandma,
0:53.0	this episode is for you.
0:55.5	My guest today is Catherine Perlman.
0:57.5	Catherine is a social worker who's been helping kids and families navigate all kinds of challenges for more than 25 years.
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